Miles Franklin pocket diary, 1916-1917

WED. NOV. 22 1916 Cooked at Minerva Too tired to go to French. Came home & went to bed - coughed

THUR. NOV. 23 1916 Waited at Minerva. Got home earlier, so began on additions to "Diary of a Dawdler".

FRI. NOV. 24 1916 Waited at Minerva In evening went as Mrs Cobden -S's guest to heard S. Webb on conscience & found him an awful frost Coughed horribly

SAT. NOV. 25 1916 Cooked at Minerva & got home a little earlier & found Kath there & did a little work.

SUN. NOV. 26 1916 Clear day. Worked well on additions to Diary. Had a little nap. Mrs Ussher out most of day so it was nice & peaceful

MON. NOV. 27 1916 Worked on diary had a snooze & in evening went to French. Sharp day. Cough bad.

TUES. NOV. 28 1916 Went to Minerva via Selfridge's. Rumors of raids in the afternoon. Came home & did an hour's work & went to bed.

WED. NOV. 29 1916 Cooked at Minerva Café & in evening attended French Class, got home cold & tired. Daylight bomb raid in London

THUR. NOV. 30 1916 Big day waiting at Café. Got home at 4.30. Nell came. Rubbed my shoulder for me before leaving Cold day

FRI. DEC. 1 1916 Waited & worked at Minerva. Kath came for afternoon tea. Got home at 7.30. Did a little work on diary. [short underlining]